Happyflyer

Final report is out. Pretty clear about what happened. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5772702/ao-2017-001_final.pdf

RV9A, recently listed for sale

If you drove your car into a ditch and rolled , it would be a car crash. Can't blame them for calling it a microlight crash in this case I would have thought. Although a car crash with minor damage and no injuries would not be reported.

Be interesting to see how they get around CAR 2 7(A)c) no payment is made for the services of the operating crew

It certainly is common but normally "officially" employed in another capacity immaterial to what actual duties are performed.

 

Anyway no great interest to me really.

(d) an aircraft that is flying or operating for the purpose of, or in the course of:

(i) the personal transportation of the owner of the aircraft;

(ii) aerial spotting where no remuneration is received by the pilot or the owner of the aircraft or by any person or organisation on whose behalf the spotting is conducted;

(iii) agricultural operations on land owned and occupied by the owner of the aircraft;

(iv) aerial photography where no remuneration is received by the pilot or the owner of the aircraft or by any person or organisation on whose behalf the photography is conducted;

(v) the carriage of persons or the carriage of goods without a charge for the carriage being made other than the carriage, for the purposes of trade, of goods being the property of the pilot, the owner or the hirer of the aircraft;

(va) the carriage of persons in accordance with subregulation (7A);

(vi) the carriage of goods otherwise than for the purposes of trade;

(vii) flight training, other than the following:

(A) Part 141 flight training (within the meaning of regulation 141.015 of CASR);

(B) Part 142 flight training (within the meaning of regulation 142.015 of CASR);

© balloon flying training (within the meaning of subregulation 5.01(1)) for the grant of a balloon flight crew licence or rating; or

(viii) any other activity of a kind substantially similar to any of those specified in subparagraphs (i) to (vi) (inclusive);

shall be taken to be employed in private operations.

IMO that requires a CPL. Employed in another capacity and flying is a different situation.

Hey guys just a hypothetical question, If as a Private pilot you are employed by a company (But not specificly as a pilot)that is not in the Aviation industry but the Company owns an Aircraft can you as a private pilot fly members of that company on company related trips but still only get paid as a regular employee. I recall reading somewhere it was ok as long as the company is not involved in aviation as its primary role. cheers

Next time it flys over, get onto Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker!, move the map to your area and see if it shows up. If it has ADSB it should show up.

Can anyone give me an idea of the cost of airfield operators insurance. I may have the opportunity to make use of a disused private airfield but the owner wants protection from liability. I would be happy to pay but would like to have an idea of what i need and how much it costs.Cheers

Bill

Im hoping to get some advice about my return to GA and passing a BFR. Its been close to 15 years since ive last flown an aeroplane as PIC and i would like to know what sort of things i should be looking at to pass a BFR?

 

Im thinking of getting a VFR Flight Guide to get myself familiar with rules and regs again, is there anything else that i should look at?

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

On 22 March 2014 a Cessna 206 crashed ar Caboolture with the loss of five lives. To me, it is unacceptable that this investigation has not been completed after nearly three years. The same pathetic excuses are listed again and again below. Let's hope the new boss at the ATSB can make some improvement.

Collision with terrain involving Cessna U206G, VH-FRT, Caboolture Airfield, Qld on 22 March 2014

Updated: 30 June 2016

Quality assurance and management review of the draft investigation report is in progress prior to being forwarded to the ATSB Commission for approval for release to directly involved parties (DIP).

The draft investigation report is now anticipated for release to DIPs for comment on the factual accuracy of the report in July 2016. Feedback from those parties over the 28-day DIP period will be considered for inclusion in the final report, which is anticipated to be released to the public in September 2016.

Updated: 1 March 2016

The additional investigative work reported in our 19 October 2015 update has been completed. Quality assurance of the investigation and draft report is being finalised before ATSB Commission approval of the report for release to directly involved parties (DIP).

The draft investigation report is now anticipated for release to DIPs for comment by mid‑April 2016. Feedback from those parties over the 28-day DIP period on the factual accuracy of the draft report will be considered for inclusion in the final report, which is anticipated to be released to the public in June 2016.

Updated: 19 October 2015

Completion of the draft investigation report has been delayed to allow for additional investigative work and by competing team member priorities and workload. It is now anticipated for release to directly involved parties (DIP) for comment in December 2015. Feedback from those parties over the 28-day DIP period on the factual accuracy of the draft report will be considered for inclusion in the final report, which is anticipated to be released to the public in February 2016.

Updated: 25 August 2015

Completion of the draft investigation report has been delayed by competing priorities and workload, and is now anticipated for release to directly involved parties (DIP) for comment in October 2015. Feedback from those parties over the 28-day DIP period on the factual accuracy of the draft report will be considered for inclusion in the final report, which is anticipated to be released to the public in December 2015.

Update: 14 May 2015

Completion of the draft report has been delayed by team member competing priorities on other investigations and is now anticipated for release to directly involved parties (DIP’s) for comment by the end of June 2015. Feedback from those parties over the 28-day DIP period on the factual accuracy of the draft report will be considered for inclusion in the final report, which is anticipated for release to the public in August 2015.

A business or company or other entity can own or hire or borrow a plane and have it flown by a member of that entity and provided only goods or people from that entity are carried, it is a private flight. So for example, if a builder with a PPL owns or hires a plane he can fly his workers and equipment to his building sites.

Hope he has a commercial licence if he's flying her around the place on official business.rgmwa

Welcome Martin. I'd have to say you'd find our bush a bit warmer and drier than yours!

If it happened at the time the witness said, it was after last light. Don't often see small choppers flying about in the dark. Must be quite hard to judge touch down and drift, more so in adverse weather.

I would have thought on top of the wind sock at any air strip I might fly to would be a good location! The FAA do a great job with cameras in Alaska. FAA Aviation Weather Cameras - Home

Just wondering why CFIs would volunteer for this added task and responsibility. I expect many would charge, as they are entitled to do, so another impost on Pilots.

I can be a slow learner m* so might take me a bit longer LOL

Happyflyer That was my thought, cheaper to do it beforehand rather than later.

The GA endorsement is actually called MPPC (manual pitch propellor control) not CSU. Should not be a problem for RAAus to GA or vice versa. Cheaper to do it RAAus if you can find RAAus aircraft to do it in ( big if ).

Two ways to commercial. One is the integrated course which is a min of 150 hours, basically full time in GA aircraft only and can be done at YPPF in a couple of the schools.

The other requires 200 hrs with 100 hrs in command. Half the 200 hrs can be RAAus. Self study will save money. Probably the cheaper option in the long run. Suggest RAAus certificate first to see if he has the aptitude, drive and interest to commit more money.

Cheers

You could also argue that the fact that someone was still killed after making it a requirement demonstrates how effective it isn't....

Well RAAus send an email and re-issue the dual inspection requirement ... they still have not clarified how the hell its supposed to apply to RAAus aircraft that are designed to be derigged and have control systems that come apart ... technically I need to have a second approved person review the trike every time I take the wing out of the bag and every time I drop the wing off the trike. Complete GA overkill based on the assumption all aircraft properly belong fully assembled at all times. So sick of RAAus and their lack of actual care and concern for how their GA drive and rule changes impact actual operators.

His various briefs have managed to get several of the charges, including those related to alcohol consumption withdrawn. The hamburger has shrunk to a weeny without sauce.It will be interesting to see the magistrates' sentence when finally handed down.

 

Kaz

Aircam. Tell me where to buy one. Now I think about it can you get a twin endorsment on the RPL. Lol

He didn't front up in Jan 2017. The offence happened in 2013. He has pleaded guilty to the one remaining charge of reckless operation of an aircraft. Not the most complex case. The magistrate should just have sentenced him. He had his opportunity to state his case but again it is adjourned to get legal aid and advice. We give these people too much leeway.